Physical activity breaks in the classroom can help ramp up student fitness and increase attention—or turn into a chaotic hassle that teachers work to avoid. Fewer than 9 percent of school-age children ...

Introducing movement into lessons can help students maintain focus and attention and boost engagement in learning.

Combining physical activity with traditional classroom lessons led to a 13 percentage-point increase in test scores at a struggling Charleston, S.C., elementary school, according to a recent study.

Two studies of physical activity breaks in NSW schools have now demonstrated their benefit for behaviour and focus.